Police: 4 teens attempted to burglarize home a 2nd time

NORTH HAMPTON — Four Hampton teenagers were arrested on charges alleging they twice broke into a North Hampton home looking for drugs, but instead stole a video game system, computer and other items.

Patrick Cronin

NORTH HAMPTON — Four Hampton teenagers were arrested on charges alleging they twice broke into a North Hampton home looking for drugs, but instead stole a video game system, computer and other items.

Scott Andrews, 18, and Jordan Welch, 17, both of Hampton, were arraigned Monday on charges of attempted burglary, conspiracy to commit burglary and burglary.

Police allege the two, along with Gordon Serpis, 18, and Alfonso Medina, 19, both of Hampton, were responsible for a burglary Dec. 11 at 14 Slate Road and an attempted burglary at the same home Dec. 20. Serpis was arrested March 3 and Medina was arrested March 5. Both face the same charges as Andrews and Welch, according to Police Chief Brian Page.

The arrests followed a two-month investigation that began after police were called to the residence Dec. 20 for a report of a "possible prowler." According to police affidavit, the calling party told police he chased two male subjects from the home to a vehicle parked at the 180 Restaurant at 180 Lafayette Road. The person identified the vehicle as belonging to Serpis, a tip, police said, that helped them identify the suspects.

Police said they interviewed a resident of the Slate Road home, who reported an Xbox 360 video game system, Xbox games and a Dell laptop computer had been stolen.

Police on Dec. 20 interviewed Welch, who claimed he was in the vehicle parked at the 180 Restaurant but never left the car, according to a police affidavit.

On Jan. 11, police interviewed Serpis, who is alleged to have driven the car on the night of the Dec. 20 incident. Serpis told police he drove Medina, Welch and Andrews to the home "to get some weed," according to the affidavit. The affidavit states that, on Feb. 8, Medina told police they went to the home because Andrews said there were "a lot of drugs there."

Medina stated that, when no drugs were found, Andrews took the Xbox system and other items, according to police, and the teens returned to the home Dec. 20 because Andrews spotted something the first time they broke in Dec. 11.

According to the affidavit, investigators determined Medina, Serpis, Andrews and Welch were present during the burglary of 14 Slate Run Road. Police said they were also all together during the attempted burglary Dec. 20. The stolen items were sold to the Hawk Shop in Portsmouth and to GameStop in the Fox Run Mall in Newington, according to the affidavit.

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